A word from our district nurses

Sometimes it is difficult, especially early in the morning, to know whether or not to send your child to school. The following guidelines are indications that you should keep him/her home. In this way, you are helping to control the spread of colds, flu, and other contagious illnesses.

Keep your child at home when he/she has any of the following symptoms:

• Fever of 99.6 or higher
• Chills
• Vomiting or Diarrhea
• Nausea
• Sore throat or trouble swallowing     
• Coughing, sneezing, and/or runny nose
• Rash or unusual sores or spots        
• Headache
• Generalized muscle aches and pains
• Wheezing or trouble breathing
• Unusually red, crusted or burning eyes        
• Head Lice

You need to keep your child home until he/she has been symptom free without medication for 24 hours.

Also, NOTIFY THE OFFICE IMMEDIATELY if your child is exposed to or contracts chicken pox, mumps or measles or whooping cough (pertussis).  These conditions can be life threatening to students who are undergoing therapies that suppress their immune systems.

The following information is only a guide to common childhood health concerns. Call our District Nurses (650-444-9702 or 650-537-8119) or personal health care provider for more information. Always bring a copy of a physician’s note to school and/or notify the school if your child will have an extended absence due to a health condition for 10 days or longer.

Pertussis Booster for Students in 6th grade:

Students currently in 6th grade must have proof of a Tdap or Dtap (Pertussis or Whooping Cough) booster given after their 7th birthday (after 10th birthday is recommended) in order to begin 7th grade in August of 2018. Please provide a copy of your child’s immunization record to your school office as soon as possible!

Did you download your Vidigami app yet?

Vidigami is an advanced photo management platform designed exclusively for schools providing teachers and families with a secure and private place to share photos of students! It is customized for your school so that the folder structure is organized by year, grades, groups, and events.

All you need to do is login using your Vidigami account (available on web and mobile) and start sharing. Lots of parents have started to share pictures already so just join the fun!

You should have received an invitation to join Vidigami by email from Vidigami.com, if not please email gardnerbullisyearbook@gmail.comand we will resend you a link to sign up.                       

Participation in Vidigami is through invitation only. Because each Vidigami community is a private and secure network, participation requires authentication from Vidigami and the school.

Vidigami is committed to protecting information relating to you, your children, your school, your family, your friends, and everyone that makes up your community.

Parking Lot Duty

Due to delays at the start of the solar project, temporary fencing will need to remain on site into the month of January.

Sign up HERE to volunteer to help with drop off and pickup. Thank you!

STEM Career Day Events at Egan and Blach

LASD & LAEF are excited to kick off the 2nd STEM Career Day Events at Egan and Blach Jr. High Schools this spring. STEM pervades every part of our life and STEM education creates critical thinkers, increases science literacy, and enables the next generation of innovators. We believe that exposing our students to different aspects and careers in the STEM fields inspire and spark a passion for learning.

We are looking for parents, grandparents or anyone in our community who would like to share their knowledge. If you are interested in presenting at Egan on March 19 and/or Blach on March 20, please contact Karen Wilson, STEM Coordinator at kwilson@lasdschools.orgor Anjana Nagarajan-Butaney, LAEF Board member at anjana.nagarajan1@gmail.com

Explore.Learn.Discover STEM Expo!

The STEM Expo is a wonderful way for your child to take their interests to a new level. When: March 20, 2018

Where: Gardner Bullis Multi

Who: K-6^th

For more info: http://tinyurl.com/gardnerexpo

Last Call!!!

Registrations for Product Design after-school program closing next week. Only a couple of spots left.

In this all NEW enrichment experience in Product Design for this age group students will get to conceptualize their idea, plan their design and assemble a product that they are most familiar with …. a desk organizer. They will Dream it! Design it! and Make it! They will explore the product's form and function and its connection to themselves. A great accessory to keep those desk essentials organized. Kids will learn to play with a range of materials from wood to textiles and using fun tools like hammers and nails – but most importantly they will bring home the priceless feeling of empowerment that they can make THEIR ideas happen!

Register at designx.company

Chess Club

New lunchtime chess club is starting this Friday!

$164 Fee for Lunchtime Chess Club Classes for 7-Weeks (2/2,2/9,2/16,3/2,3/9,3/16 & 3/23)

Register here

STEM Expo Lunch Club needs You!

Please encourage your students to come to Mondays' and Tuesdays' STEM Lunch Club to brainstorm and launch their Expo projects, beginning Monday, 1/29.

We need you, parents/grandparents, to be STEM Expo Advisors for our students at Mondays and Tuesdays' STEM Lunch Clubs, 12pm - 12:50pm (less than an hour)! Please sign up here: http://signup.com/go/KUjFoiK

Thank You and see you soon @STEM Lab!

Alex, Sandy and Meera